ZIP code 93283

Kern County, including Weldon and Onyx

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93283

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    11% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

    Open map

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    62% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Fay Fire, which burned 647 acres here, one of 80 fires on record.

    Open map

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    26% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

    Open map

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 18,083 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  2. High 17,841 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 3,692 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 128,113 acres · Mostly federal land 76%

167,729 acres of land in all, 39,616 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Largest fires

  1. 2016 Erskine Fire Of 48,008 acres in all 35,535 acres
  2. 2008 Piute Fire Of 37,346 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 30,960 acres
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 25,219 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 24,760 acres
  4. 1984 Bodfish Fire Of 26,709 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 14,043 acres
  5. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 23,910 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,251 acres
  6. 1987 Fay Fire Of 12,153 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 10,484 acres
  7. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 26,979 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,721 acres
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,191 acres
  9. 2006 Cottonwood Fire Of 2,344 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,265 acres
  10. 2024 Borel Fire Of 59,289 acres in all 2,116 acres

And 70 smaller fires. In all, 103,804 acres of ZIP code 93283 have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 93283

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93283 11% Very High · this area
  2. 93205 23% Very High
  3. 93238 10% Very High
  4. 93240 18% Very High
  5. 93255 4% Very High
  6. 93518 65% Very High
  7. 93527 15% Moderate · 4% Very High